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chignon
(ʃiːnjɒn, US ʃiːnjɑːn)
Word forms: plural chignons
countable noun
A chignon is a hairstyle in which a woman's hair is tied in a loose knot at the back of her head.
chignon in British English
(ˈʃiːnjɒn, French ʃiɲɔ̃)
noun
an arrangement of long hair in a roll or knot at the back of the head
Derived forms
chignoned (ˈchignoned) adjective
Word origin
C18: from French, from Old French chaignon link, from chaine chain; influenced also by Old French tignon coil of hair, from tigne, moth, from Latin tinea mothchignon in American English
(ˈʃinˌjɑn)
noun
a knot or coil of hair worn at the back of the neck
Word origin
Fr, var. of chaînon, link < OFr chaeignon, chain, nape (of the neck) < VL *catenio, dim. < L catena, chainImage ofchignon
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